‘Summer Past: Chapter 3’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. The privileged neighborhoods were where the foolish resided during unchaperoned and forbidden parties. I had to make my way downstairs; there was enough corruption to laugh at for one evening, and I felt more relaxed interacting with my true comrades. I descended to the … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt IV

‘Summer Past: Chapter 2’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. I roamed the second-story hall of the house. I’m not sure whose house it was, or whose parents’ house I should say, but I remember assuming the teenage resident was one of the ungrateful losers in the bedroom I had just exited. Photos lined … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt III

‘Summer Past: Chapter 1’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. ... I leaned against the wall and watched the loners and losers become lost in the smog and realized that marijuana and ecstasy weren’t the only drugs being shared. Faces leaned on a small mirror that rested on the bureau, jolting upward with an … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt II

‘Summer Present: Chapter 1’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. She appeared, parting the rest of them like Moses, though that reference was stale and forgotten from two decades ago. Yes, there she was, indeed, with her wavy locks falling from underneath a debonair fedora, tickling her sun-kissed cheeks and bare shoulders. She was … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt I